The School of Life Is Launching a Brand New Philosophy Festival in Melbourne's West
Think West will take over some of the inner west's most iconic venues this November.
Our favourite thought-provokers over at The School of Life are gifting us with a two-week community festival of philosophy, culture and ideas. Set to take over Melbourne's western suburbs this November, the Think West program will be all about expanding your mind and stimulating your thinking, delivered in the organisation's trademark open-minded style.
With over 40 workshops, classes, tours and events on offer across the inaugural festival, the School of Life team has rounded up a host of interesting westside partners. They've got an impressive list of venues too, with the likes of Yarraville's iconic Sun Theatre, the Planetarium at Scienceworks, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Two Birds Brewing and co-working space The Dream Factory in Footscray hosting events.
The full Think West program is set to drop on October 5, but you can expect highlights to include a night of stargazing and perspective-shifting at Melbourne Planetarium, a talk on the art of resilience by Meshel Laurie, and, of course, a memorable and engaging launch party, during which you'll learn how to up your conversation game and become a boss communicator.
And if you simply can't wait to get those mind cogs working and want a hands-on sneak peek of the festival action, there's also a Think West 'taster program', running from October 6-16. In a purpose-built creative space at Highpoint Shopping Centre (one of the presenting partners), you'll be able to get a preview of what's to come, with one-hour sample classes covering topics like How To Be Resilient, How To Find A Job You Love, and How To Have Better Conversations.
Think West will run from November 6-20 at various venues in Melbourne's inner west. The full program will be announced on Wednesday, October 5. For the more details, visit thinkwest.com.au.
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